Benoît Poelvoorde is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Producer Belge born on 22 september 1964 at Namur (Belgique)
Benoît Poelvoorde
Benoît Poelvoorde participated to
57 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those,
14 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
Actor
, 1h57
Directed by Thomas Langmann,
Frédéric ForestierOrigin FranceGenres Comedy,
Fantasy,
Adventure,
PeplumThemes Films about animals,
Sports films,
Films about the Olympic Games,
Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal,
Films about dogs,
Asterix films,
Political films,
Buddy films,
Children's films,
Mise en scène d'un mammifèreActors Gérard Depardieu,
Clovis Cornillac,
Benoît Poelvoorde,
Franck Dubosc,
Alain Delon,
Vanessa HesslerRoles Brutus
Rating52%
Astérix and Obélix have to win the Olympic Games in order to help their friend Lovesix (Stéphane Rousseau) marry Princess Irina (portrayed by Vanessa Hessler). Brutus (Benoît Poelvoorde) uses every trick in the book to have his own team win the game, and get rid of his father Julius Caesar (Alain Delon) in the process, but fails., 1h30
Directed by Yann MoixOrigin FranceGenres Comedy,
MusicalActors Benoît Poelvoorde,
Jean-Paul Rouve,
Julie Depardieu,
Dominique Besnehard,
Dominique Collignon-Maurin,
Marie GuillardRoles Bernard Frédéric
Rating63%
Bernard Frédéric (Poelvoorde) is a mediocre bank executive, married and with a son. He used to have another profession: to be French star Claude François. Now, with the "Imitators Gala Night" coming up, he must choose between his wife or the only thing that makes him fully happy: the applause., 1h50
Directed by Anne FontaineOrigin FranceGenres Drama,
Biography,
Historical,
RomanceThemes La modeActors Audrey Tautou,
Benoît Poelvoorde,
Alessandro Nivola,
Marie Gillain,
Claude Brécourt,
Emmanuelle DevosRoles Etienne Balsan
Rating67%
Several years after leaving the orphanage where her father abandoned her, a young Gabrielle Chanel finds herself working in a provincial bar. She is both a seamstress for the performers and a singer, earning the nickname 'Coco' from the song she sings nightly with her sister. A liaison with the charismatic Baron Balsan (Belgian actor Benoît Poelvoorde) gives her an entry into French high society, and a chance to develop her gift for designing increasingly popular hats., 1h47
Directed by Frédéric Forestier,
Alain BerberianOrigin FranceGenres ComedyThemes Films set in Africa,
Prison films,
Buddy filmsActors Gérard Lanvin,
Benoît Poelvoorde,
José Garcia,
Djimon Hounsou,
Rossy de Palma,
Jean BenguiguiRoles Francis Reggio
Rating58%
Moltès, a killer in prison, plays the lottery every week and sends the tickets with Reggio, a guard, so that the latter's wife, Pauline, can have them validated. One day the ticket is a winner, but Pauline is at a party rally in Africa, carrying the ticket with her. Moltès wanting to recover his due, escapes and forces Reggio (the ball) to accompany him. However, he becomes the target of his nemesis, another gangster nicknamed "The Turk" (whose brother was killed by Moltès), and his bodyguard named Requin, a giant with teeth of steel., 1h53
Directed by Jaco Van DormaelOrigin BelgiqueGenres Drama,
Fantastic,
Comedy,
Fantasy,
Musical,
Black comedyThemes Films about religionActors Catherine Deneuve,
Benoît Poelvoorde,
Pili Groyne,
Yolande Moreau,
François Damiens,
Serge LarivièreRoles God
Rating70%
God is real and lives in an apartment in Brussels, which he shares with his meek wife and his 10-year-old daughter Ea, to whom he is emotionally and physically abusive. God is a grumpy sadist who created mankind specifically to have something to torment. He manipulates reality via a personal computer, which he strictly forbids his family from accessing. One day, Ea sneaks into his office and discovers how He has been mistreating humans. This enrages God, who whips Ea with his belt., 1h20
Directed by Jean-Pierre AmérisOrigin FranceGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceThemes Cooking films,
Psychologie,
Films about the labor movementActors Isabelle Carré,
Benoît Poelvoorde,
Lorella Cravotta,
Jacques Boudet,
Lise Lamétrie,
Claude AufaureRoles Jean-René Van Den Hugde
Rating68%
Angélique is a young French woman who suffers from social anxiety disorder and is afraid of just about everything. She regularly attends a support group for other people like her. Jean-René, who owns a small manufacturer of chocolate called the Chocolate Mill, also suffers from social anxiety, and is afraid of many things, particularly intimacy. The Chocolate Mill is failing because it makes a plain, old-fashioned kind of chocolate that no longer sells well., 1h30
Directed by Laurent TuelOrigin FranceGenres ComedyThemes Films about music and musicians,
Alternate history filmsActors Fabrice Luchini,
Johnny Hallyday,
Guilaine Londez,
Benoît Poelvoorde,
Antoine Duléry,
Élodie BolléeRoles Bernard Frédéric
Rating60%
After an accident, Fabrice, a fan of Johnny Hallyday, falls into a coma. He wakes up in a parallel dimension in which "Johnny" (Jean-Philippe Smet) abandoned his singing career. He then convinces Jean-Philippe to become the rock star he should have been., 1h32
Directed by Benoît Delépine,
Gustave Kervern,
Oren MovermanOrigin FranceGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaThemes Transport films,
Films about the labor movement,
Films about automobiles,
Motocyclette,
Road moviesActors Gérard Depardieu,
Yolande Moreau,
Isabelle Adjani,
Miss Ming,
Benoît Poelvoorde,
Philippe NahonRoles Le récupérateur de métal
Rating60%
Serge Pilardosse (Depardieu), retires from the job he has held for many years, as a slaughterhouse worker in Lyon. His colleagues throw him an impromptu party and give him a gift, which he doesn't like. Once home, he becomes all too quickly restless and realizes that being retired is kind of boring, as he has nothing to do. Eventually his wife convinces him to go and see about claiming a pension., 1h45
Directed by Safy NebbouOrigin FranceGenres Drama,
Biography,
HistoricalThemes Films about writers,
Théâtre,
Films based on playsActors Gérard Depardieu,
Benoît Poelvoorde,
Dominique Blanc,
Mélanie Thierry,
Catherine Mouchet,
Jean-Christophe BouvetRoles Auguste Maquet
Rating62%
February 1848. Alexandre Dumas (Gérard Depardieu) is at the height of his fame. He has withdrawn for a few days into the immense Château de Monte-Cristo near Le Port-Marly, that he is building. There he works with his collaborator, Auguste Maquet, (Benoît Poelvoorde). If the books bear Dumas' name, the tiring work undertaken by Maquet is colossal. Nevertheless, for ten years, Maquet has remained in the great man's shadow and never challenged his supremacy. When a quarrel breaks out between the two men, after Maquet passes himself off as Dumas in order to seduce Charlotte (Mélanie Thierry), - a crucial question presents itself: what is the exact part each man has in the work's success. Who is the father of d'Artagnan, and of Monte Cristo? In short, who is really the author? Their relationship, so peaceful until this point is placed in doubt and topples over into confrontation. And not far away, in Paris, a revolution is building which will seal the fate of another relationship—that of Louis-Philippe— with the people of France., 1h43
Directed by Anne FontaineOrigin FranceGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
RomanceActors Benoît Poelvoorde,
Isabelle Huppert,
André Dussollier,
Virginie Efira,
Samir Guesmi,
Aurélien RecoingRoles Patrick
Rating59%
Agathe is a successful art dealer who lives with her husband François and their son Adrien in a wealthy quarter of Paris. Unfortunately Adrien is an underachiever at his school and Agathe cannot bother François into leaving the flat for parent-teacher conferences. Moreover the family has an abandoned construction site in their flat. The situation gets stirred up when Adrien befriends a classmate who has a rather dubious social background. His friend is raised by a single father named Patrick who has neither a proper home nor tact. Although Agathe is obviously distressed by Patrick's unpolished behaviour, her husband François just hires him to take care of the overdue repairs. François and Patrick even become friends. Then François hits successfully on a woman Patrick had wanted for himself and leaves Agathe. Patrick and Agathe are both left back. Agathe develops empathy for this man who au contraire to her husband is dedicated to do everything necessary to make sure his son can attend a respected school., 1h34
Directed by Isabelle DovalOrigin FranceGenres Drama,
Comedy,
RomanceActors José Garcia,
Laurent Lucas,
Philippe Uchan,
Isabelle Doval,
Benoît Poelvoorde,
Véronique PicciottoRoles Le prof de secourisme
Rating56%
Vincent est un ostéopathe bourré d'énergie. Avec ses patients, ses amis et sa femme, il ne cesse de plaisanter et d'en faire des tonnes. Épuisée par la vie aux côtés d'un homme qui ne l'écoute jamais, Camille décide de le quitter. Une catastrophe n'arrivant jamais seule, Vincent découvre le soir même que ses facéties peuvent parfois déclencher de véritable drames. Tiraillé entre sa nature hilarante et sa sensibilité soigneusement enfouie, Vincent va devoir dompter son humour pour gagner son bonheur., 1h57
Directed by Gilles LelloucheOrigin FranceGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaThemes Sports filmsActors Mathieu Amalric,
Benoît Poelvoorde,
Guillaume Canet,
Virginie Efira,
Philippe Katerine,
Jean-Hugues AngladeRoles Marcus
Rating68%
Sept hommes de diverses générations « cabossés » par la vie (dépression, échec professionnel ou familial...) vont reprendre goût à la vie en s'investissant dans leur équipe de natation synchronisée. En prévision des championnats du monde organisés en Norvège, ils sont pris en charge par deux coachs ex-championnes, Delphine, alcoolique, et Amanda, une sportive paraplégique.